How can I find companies in a certain industry or location?

LexisNexis is a wonderful resource for creating a company list

For LexisNexis:

1. Go to the http://sites.lib.byu.edu/business

2. Under FIND A DATABASE, write LexisNexis. Choose LexisNexis Academic Business

3. Once in the database, under the COMPANY tab, click "Dossier Create a Company List" and fill in any attributes you are looking for. To find a specific industry, click the "NAICS Lookup" hyperlink and either expand until you find your industry or try using the search bar up top. Click OK once you have the box(es) checked by the industries you want.

4. Click the "create" button. and click the Next: customize list button if there are a good amount of companies (otherwise edit search and adjust your attributes)

5. Select what information you want about each of those selected companies and click "update company list".

6. If you would like to download click "download selected items" after the boxes have been checked by the companies you want and it will send the information to Excel.

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Updated 2024-02-29 11:41:46 • LibAnswers page